- TDI gets equal or close MPG (if not better) overall.
- TDI emits less green house gases (CO2)
- TDI is larger - more passenger and storage room
- TDI is available today!
- TDI is less expensive
- TDI is proven technology - known to last several hundred thousand miles.
- TDI can use biodiesel - just drop it in
- The Insurance Institute rated VW better than Honda or Toyota for safety.
- TDIs perform better on crash tests, have better brakes, and have far superior handling.
- TDI has no batteries or electric motor to replace.
Source - Diesel vs. hybrid: From Detroit to D.C., and back
